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The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) is pleased to call for nominations for the following awards. These will be presented on the occasion of the 27th Scientific Meeting of the ISH (Hypertension Beijing 2018), which will be held in Beijing, China from 20th to 23rd September 2018 (www.ish2018.org).

Dr Azahar is a lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Bertam, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Find out about his career aspirations, how he became engaged with the ISH and much more.

We invite participants (in particular new investigators) of the Hypertension Beijing 2018 meeting (the 27th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension) to attend the ISH Mentorship and New Investigator Programme taking place on 20th September at the Bird’s Nest, Beijing Olympic venue.

We invite you to read an interview with Facundo Mendes Garrido, biochemist at the Department of Physiology, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Doctoral Fellow from CONICET (The National Scientific and Technical Research Council - the main organization in charge of the promotion of Science and Technology in Argentina.)

We would like to applaud all those who have carried out local or regional initiatives to mark World Hypertension Day (celebrated this year over a week from 17-24 May 2016). We would also like to thank the organisations (listed below) who have kindly contributed reports and videos of their World Hypertension Day activities to share with colleagues around the world.

This selection of essays, published in the Irish Medical Times, were written by Professor Eoin O'Brien over almost a decade with the intention of bringing recent scientific developments in the diagnosis and management of hypertension to the attention of those most intimately involved in managing patients with hypertension, namely general practitioners.